Joe Flacco needs 685 yards to pass Jim Kelly for No. 25 all-time

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is in the middle of his 10thNFL season with 34,783 passing yards to his name, which is impressive considering he has never finished a season ranked in the top five in that category. His highest finish was seventh in 2016 with a career high of 4,317 yards.

Flacco continues to chug along as his career numbers become more impressive. Flacco is just 685 yards away from surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly for No. 25 all-time passing yards in NFL history. With four games left in the 2017 regular season, Flacco just needs to average 171.25 yards a game pass the former Buffalo Bill. This season, Flacco is averaging just 178.7 yards per game, making it a close call as to whether he’ll reach that mark in 2017.

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Flacco has never really been a quarterback who has been looked upon as a prolific passer, despite his strong arm and ability to make any throw on the field. You could make the argument that this assessment is fair considering Flacco has never thrown for 400 yards in a game and he has never had 30 passing touchdowns in a season. He certainly hasn’t had his best season in 2017 — 11 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and a total of just 2,144 passing yards through 12 games.

At the same time, the longer Flacco has been in the league, the more impressive his numbers are becoming. He is seven touchdowns away from reaching 200 for his career and he is already No. 10 all-time in NFL playoff history with 25 touchdown passes.

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If Baltimore can clinch a playoff spot in 2017, Flacco has a chance to climb up the ranks in career postseason passing touchdowns. He only needs three more to pass Hall of Famer John Elway for No. 9 all time. With the way Flacco gets criticized by fans and some in the media, you would have never thought he has thrown more than 15,000 yards in his career or even 90 touchdown passes.

If we look further down the NFL’s passing yards list, Flacco is 3,364 yards away from reaching No. 21 all-time and eclipsing the likes of Matt Hasselbeck, Donavon McNabb and Boomer Esiason. He’s only 5,769 yards away from passing all-time greats Joe Montana and Johnny Unitas.

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Looking back on Flacco’s career, many people have had a lot to say. What the Ravens won’t say is they regret drafting him out of Delaware at No. 18 overall in 2008 — and why would they? After all, their Super Bowl XLVII trophy is in the Under Armour Performance Center, in large part thanks to the man himself.

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